LISD board member elected to Mexican-American School Board Members Association

Mario Ybarra's term started Sept. 27

Mario Ybarra of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees has joined the Mexican American School Board Members Association.

The board unanimously elected Ybarra at a convention in Dallas on Sept. 27 to fill a vacant position. Board members felt this decision would improve communication and planning for the 2013-14 school year for the organization, according to a news release from LISD.

Ybarra’s term will continue until January 2015.

“I am honored and humbled to be elected to the board of directors of the Mexican American School Board Association,” Ybarra said in the release. “I want to continue to serve the students of Texas, to advocate for quality public education for all students and to support access to high-quality instruction so that all students can be successful.”

The Mexican American School Board Association is notable for working with the University Interscholastic League in 2007 and 2008 to make mariachi a recognized event at the high school level, the release states. As a result of Ybarra’s personal efforts, mariachi is now a program at Lubbock High School.